IT’S TIME FOR TRUMP TO HIRE MORE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
From: Splinter “In the letter, the organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that Trump and Zinke have violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act by bypassing crucial—and mandatory—Senate advice and consent laws when it comes to confirming new ...
TRUMP OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE FOR TAPPING “TEMPS” TO HEAD KEY INTERIOR AGENCIES
From: McClatchy “In a complaint filed with the Interior Department’s Inspector General, the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility charged that Interior was “completely bypassing Senate confirmation” with its appointments of acting directors to lead the ...
COMPLAINT FILED OVER INTERIOR DEPARTMENT’S USE OF ACTING DIRECTORS IN PLACE OF NOMINEES
From: The Hill “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) sent a complaint to the Interior Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Monday arguing that the department is misusing and abusing the roles of at least three temporary acting directors.” Read ...
ZION NATIONAL PARK CONSIDERS LIMITING VISITORS, AND OTHER PARKS MAY FOLLOW SUIT
From: Backpacker “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which represents U.S. park rangers and other land managers, has come out in favor of putting visitation limits in place across the NPS.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
COMPLAINT CALLS ACTING DIRECTORS INVALID
From: Greenwire “In the six-page complaint lodged with Interior’s Office of Inspector General, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends the Trump administration’s use of temporary or acting directors violates a law that limits how long nonconfirmed officials ...
COYOTES IN PENNSYLVANIA – WHAT’S THE LATEST INFORMATION AND RESEARCH?
From: Penn Live “The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed the complaint against the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services’ use of a 1975 USDA study to support its mass-killing programs.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
